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dearth- noun
1. an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: There is a dearth of good engineers.
2. scarcity and dearness of food; famine.

paucity- noun
1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.

bona fide- adjective
1. made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.
2. authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln’s handwriting.

coddle- verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
1. to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they’re sick.
2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water that is just below the boiling point; cook gently.

zeal- noun
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

churlish- adjective
1. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior.
2. of a churl; peasantlike.
3. niggardly; mean.
4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil.

bemoan- verb (used with object)
1. to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.
2. to regard with regret or disapproval.

callous- adjective
1. made hard; hardened.
2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to make or become hard or callous.

indignation- noun
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

illicit- adjective
1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

anomaly- noun, plural -lies.
1. a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
2. someone or something anomalous: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family.
3. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
4. an incongruity or inconsistency.

rudiment- noun
1. Usually, rudiments.
a. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar.
b. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
2. Biology. an organ or part incompletely developed in size or structure, as one in an embryonic stage, one arrested in growth, or one with no functional activity, as a vestige.

coercion- noun
1. the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
2. force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.

exorbitant- adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.

disgruntled- adjective
displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.

impugn– verb (used with object)
1. to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
2. Archaic. to assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify.
3. Obsolete. to attack (a person) physically.

corroborating- verb (used with object)
1. to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

unbridled: excessive; extreme; unrestrained
predisposed: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible
ascendant: a position of dominance or controlling influence; possession of power, superiority, or preeminence
potable: fit to drink
pith: gist; essential part; slaughter
allay: calm
arcane: known or understood by very few; secret

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